Leif Larsen is a software engineer based in Norway. After earning a degree in computer engineering, he went on to work with the design and configuration of industrial control systems, for the most part, in the oil and gas industry. Over the last few years, he has worked as a developer, developing and maintaining geographical information systems, working with .NET technology. In his spare time, he develops mobile apps and explores new technologies to keep up with a high-paced tech world.
You can find out more about him by checking his blog (http://blog.leiflarsen.org/) and following him on Twitter (@leif_larsen) and LinkedIn (lhlarsen).
Writing a book requires a lot of work from a team of people. I would like to give a huge thanks to the team at Packt Publishing, who have helped make this book a reality. Specifically, I would like to thank Rohit Kumar Singh and Pavan Ramchandani, for excellent guidance and feedback for each chapter, and Denim Pinto and Chaitanya Nair, for proposing the book and guiding me through the start. I also need to direct a thanks to Abhishek Kumar for providing good technical feedback.
Also, I would like to say thanks to my friends and colleagues who have been supportive and patient when I have not been able to give them as much time as they deserve.
Thanks to my mom and my dad for always supporting me.
Thanks to my sister, Susanne, and my friend Steffen for providing me with ideas from the start, and images where needed.
I need to thank John Sonmez and his great work, without which, I probably would not have got the chance to write this book.
Last, and most importantly, I would like to thank my friend, Miriam, for supporting me through this process, for pushing me to work when I was stuck, and being there when I needed time off. I could not have done this without her.